Principal Network Engineer

O'Reilly Auto Parts

1d • $127,920 - $191,880

About The Position

The Principal Network Engineer will serve as subject matter expert (SME) for complex network systems, recommend resources for scalability, and identify products for enhanced service levels in multisite connectivity environments. Supports standards for low-latency networks in high-traffic retail and omnichannel environments. Recommends enhancements for security, mobility, and access. Provides resolution of complex network problems. Identify and evaluate new products. Provide work leadership and direction to other team members.

Requirements

• Determine and analyze trends from data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in decision-making.
• Design, execute and report on systems/service tests to ensure that an application functions as specified in the requirements.
• Conduct gap analysis between current and future states to identify components of the overall change strategy.
• Adopt solutions to automate and manage multiple applications and functions within an organization.
• Manage and administer wide area networks (WANs).
• Proficiently navigate and manage cloud-based infrastructure, including virtual machines, networks, storage, and services.
• Understand, deploy, and manage cloud-based infrastructure and services.
• Understand business context, needs, rules, and architecture, as well as organizational structure, cultures, capabilities, and processes to document the current state of processes and the business.
• Develop an effective change strategy based on gap analyses and enterprise readiness assessment results, including transitions states and release plans.
• Applies comprehensive knowledge / skill, acts with independence and provides guidance and training to others.
• Maintain system/service and information security, integrity, compliance and continuity.
• Utilize the appropriate modeling tool(s) to diagram the requirements from data and state changes, process and process improvements, as well as use cases and user stories.
• Proficiently use and troubleshoot a wide range of IT hardware, software, and network systems to ensure optimal performance and user experience.
• Review and evaluate recommendations and requirements and to develop appropriate plans or deliver actions required.
• Analyze and research customer and market conditions and facts in order to develop a full and comprehensive understanding of the customer and its market to enable maximum returns.
• Deep knowledge of software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV).

Nice To Haves

• Expertise in automation scripting (e.g., Python/Ansible/Terraform) for multisite network provisioning.
• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

• Design and select business-critical storage, data center, and client/server environments to design solutions in line with industry best practice and provide a third-line point of escalation for appropriate global infrastructure solutions.
• Analyze information, draft engineering standards and specifications, and evaluate the effectiveness of those standards within own engineering discipline to ensure work of the required quality is delivered and to inform engineering work in the organization and/or of its suppliers, contractors, and consultants.
• Discuss and recommend more complex or innovative technical developments to improve the quality of the website/portal/application software and supporting infrastructure to better meet users’ needs.
• Design and plan fault isolation and resolution for complex challenges to limit and address issues promptly.
• Document complex "as is" and "to be" processes and describe the changes required to migrate to the "to be" capability to record accurately the change required.
• Design and monitor the quality of website/applications software tests and respond to user emails to monitor, diagnose, and correct performance issues.
• Act as subject matter expert in an area of technology, policy, regulation, or operational management for the team.
• Maintain external accreditations and in- depth understanding of current and emerging external regulation and industry best practices through continuing professional development, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
• Drive advances in technologies and architectures to increase the value delivered by technology and digital capabilities, either through improvements to the efficiency of the technology environment or through those that reduce the total cost of technology operations.
• Recommend and participate in activities related to the design, development, and maintenance of the digital capabilities within the enterprise architecture.
• Work effectively with cross-functional teams to conceptualize products and services, leveraging data to drive original design ideas and decisions.
• Elicit complex business requirements using a variety of methods, such as interviews, document analysis, workshops, and workflow analysis, to express the requirements in terms of target user roles and goals.
• Explore and develop a detailed understanding of external developments or emerging issues and evaluate their potential impact on, or usefulness to, the organization.
• Lead in detecting and analyzing security incidents, including attacks, breaches, and identified vulnerabilities, and remediate any security gaps in line with the security incident management procedure.
• Use data from a wide range of sources to analyze key themes and identify possible impacts on the business.
• Lead cross-functional teams through projects that enhance capacity, security, mobility, and access.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and provide flexible response to network outages or urgent incidents to maintain operational continuity.

Benefits

• Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off
• Stock Purchase Plan & 401k with Employer Contributions Starting Day One
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs
• Tuition Educational Assistance Programs
• Opportunities for Career Growth

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal